Sash-fastener.



G. LANGKANSL SASH' FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED 511F123, 1910.

1,015,624. Patented Jan.23,1912.

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GUSTAVE LANGKANS, 0F UTICA, NEW YORK.

SASI-I-FASTENER.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23,1912.

Application filed September 3, 1910. Serial No. 580,373.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAVE LANGKANS, of Utica, in the county of Oneidaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sash-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin.

the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, and to the referencenumerals markedthereon, which form part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a sash fastener of simpleconstruction and operation and which will allow the sash to be swung toany desired angle to the sash frame or the side post and secured in suchposit-ion and which will also admit of the sash and its attached socketmembers-being easily removed from the frame or side post. It isespecially adapted to secure the sash or wind shield of an automobile tothe side posts as illustrated in the drawings herein, but may be used tohang the sash of a window in its frame and for many similar purposeswhere an adjustable and detachable fastener is needed.

Figure 1 is a front view of my fastener applied to the sash of anautomobile. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fastener in openedposition. Fig. 3 is a side view of the fastener in middle position. Fig.4 is a cross sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 1.

It is understood of course that two sash fasteners in line with eachother will be used on each sash. I have shown in the drawings only theright hand fastener.

Referring to the drawings in a more par-. ticular description, 7represents one side piece of the sash in which is set the glass 8. Thefixed socket member 9 of the fastener is let into the side piece 7 ofthe sash and secured thereto as by screws 10, passing through holes inthe extended ends 11 of the fixed socket member 9 and into the sidepiece 7. In the fixed socket member there is provided a recess 12,preferably semi-circular in form and a similarly shaped recess 13 isprovided and oppositely located in the movable socket member 14 so as toform one socket of substantially circular form when the fixed andmovable socket members 9 and 14 respectively are brought together. Themovable member 14 is pivoted near one end at 15 to the fixed socketmember 9. Upon the side post 16 is mounted a pin 17 preferably havingmeans for adjusting it to any desired position on the post. ing head ofthe pin is preferably circular in form and of such size and shape as tofit intothe socket formed by the two recesses, 12 and 13 and be firmlygrasped therein as the socket members 9 and 14 are pressed together.

Opposite the free end of the movable socket member 14 there is pivotallymounted at 18 in the fixed socket member 9 a bell crank 19, the long arm19 of which is screw-threaded to receive a winged-nut 20 and is adaptedto swing into a slot, 21, in the free end of the movable socket member.When this arm 19 is swung into this slot, which I will call its holdingposition, .it is obvious that the movable socket member 14 may bepressed against the fixed socket member 9 by rotation of the winged-nut,20, which will engage the movable socket member 14, adjacent to slot,21. According to the amount of pressure so applied the sash will be heldeither yieldingly or rigidly on the pin 17 at any desired angle to thepost, 16.

To detach the sash entirely from pin 17 the winged-nut 20 is unscrewedsufficiently to allow the arm, 19 to be swung out of the slot 21 and asthis arm 19 is so swung out of engagement with the movable member 14,the short arm, 19 of the bell crank 19 which projects toward the pivotedend of the movable socket member 14 is swung outward from the fixedsocket member 9 and pressed against the under side of the movable socketmember 14 and forces it to swing away from the fixed socket member tothe middle position shown in Fig. 3. The movable socket member may thenbe easily grasped and opened as far as needed by the operator, as shownin Fig. 2 and the sash with both socket members removed from itsposition on pin 17. The pin may be allowed to remain in position on thepost 16 until it is again used.

To mount the sash in position again the sash is placed so that recess 12of the fixed socket member 9 engages the pin 17 then the movable socketmember is swung down into place during which movement the underside ofthe movable socket member strikes against the arm 19 of the bell crankThe project- 19 and thereby swings the screw-threaded arm 19 intoholding position ready for the winged nut to be screwed down.

It will be noted that the fastener here described allows the sash to beswung and set in position and to be detached or attached without the useof any tools, and that any of these operations may be done even withagloved hand.

The operation of attaching or detaching the sash by means of thisfastener can be done very easily and quickly by reason of the fact thatthe return of the movable socket member to place, at the same timereturns by Letters Patent is:

1. In a sash fastener, a recessed member fixed to the sash, a memberpivoted to the said fixed member and oppositely recessed, a pinprojecting from the sash frame or side post and adapted to revolve inand be grasped by said oppositely disposed recesses and a bell crankpivoted to one member and having one arm screw-threaded and fitted witha winged-nut to press the members together, the other arm adapted toseparate the members when the screw-threaded arm I is swung away fromholding position.

2. In a sash fastener, a recessed member post and adapted to revolve inand be copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents.

grasped by said oppositely disposed recesses and a bell crank pivoted toone member and having one arm screw-threaded and fitted with awinged-nut to press the members together, the other arm adapted toseparate the said recessed members when the screwthreaded arm is swungaway from holding position and to return the screw-threaded arm toholding position when the recessed members arebrought together. 7

' 3. In a sash fastener, a recessed member fixed t0 the sash, a memberpivoted to the said fixed member and oppositely recessed, a pinprojecting from the sash frame or side post and adapted to revolve inand be grasped by said oppositely disposed recesses and means forpressing the recessedmembers together and means including a bell crankto separate said recessed members.

4; In a sash fastener, a recessed member fixed to the sash, a memberpivoted to the said fixed member and oppositely recessed, a pinprojecting from the sash frame or side post and adapted to revolve inand be grasped by said oppositely disposed recesses and means forpressing the recessed members together and separating them including abell crank adapted to separate the said members and to return thepressing means to operative position when the recessed members arebrought toward each other.

In witness whereof I have afiixed my sigmature, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 26th day of August 1910. fixed to the sash, a memberpivoted to the 5 said fixed member and oppositely recessed, a 1 pinprojecting from the sash frame or side V 1 GUSTAVE LANGK'ANS.

IVitnesses o HARRIET VVILLIAMS, E. M. DUFFY.

Washington, D. 0;?

